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Title: A NEW POT OF GOLD
HOLLYWOOD UNDER THE ELECTRONIC RAINBOW, 1980-1989
By: Stephen Prince
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0520232666
ISBN 13: 9780520232662
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
Pub. date: 15 March, 2002
Series: History of the American Cinema S. v. 10
Pages: 585
Description: Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood moved to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk and pay-cable. The studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This book examines the transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software.
Synopsis: Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood industry moved boldly to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk, pay-cable and pay-per-view, and the major studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This volume examines the decade's transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software. Some of the films discussed in this volume include: "Platoon"; "Do the Right Thing"; "Blue Velvet"; "Diner"; "E.T."; "Batman"; and, "Body Heat".
Illustrations: 187 b/w photographs, 34 tables
Publication: US
Imprint: University of California Press
Returns: Returnable
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